Discover the subterranean cellars and winemaking secrets of the Bordeaux wine region on a half-day tour from Bordeaux. Admire sweeping vistas of the picturesque countryside as you travel by air-conditioned coach to prestigious wineries in the appellations of either Saint-Emillion or Mèdoc. Descend into the ancient cellars and see oak barrels of refined wines before marveling at expansive sprawls of vineyards. Pamper your palate with delicious samples of wine and gain fascinating insight into the wines’ delicate flavors and meticulous manufacture.

Discover Bordeaux's winemaking history and heritage with your guide
Explore winemaking territories such as Médoc, Saint-Emillion, and Sauternes
Tour the cellars and stroll through the vineyards of some of Bordeaux’s age-old wineries
Taste the wines for yourself and gain an insight into their delicate flavors
Travel by air-conditioned coach

What's Included

Wine tasting (volume according French regulations)
Professional guide (who will be speaking both French and English during the tour)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fee to the monolithic church of Saint-Emilion

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel pickup and drop off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Office de Tourisme et des Congrès de Bordeaux Métropole
12 Cr du 30 Juillet, 33000 Bordeaux, France
Please be present at 1.15pm. Departure of the tour at 1.30pm, return 6.30pm.-- Wine region visited: Monday: Saint-Emilion and surroundings - Tuesday : Medoc - Wednesday: Graves & Sauternes - Thrusday: Bourg & Blaye - Friday: Entre-deux-Mers - Saturday: Medoc - Sunday: Saint-Emilion

Start time

01:30 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

After pickup from a centrally located spot, escape the metropolitan bustle of Bordeaux and travel to lands of verdant vineyards in an air-conditioned coach. Marvel as the views from your coach transform from city sprawl to a spellbinding natural tableau of rolling hills and beautiful vineyards, and listen as your guide offers fascinating insight into the rich geological and historical heritage of the winemaking region, which dates back to the 8th century.

Depending on the day of your tour, visit two different wineries and vineyards unless touring St-Emilion. See the picturesque territories of each region and delve into the underground cellars of the wineries to taste refined samples produced on the property.

The return to your vehicle and relax during the journey back to central Bordeaux.

Saint-Emilion

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Margaux

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Sauternes (Pass By)

Entre-deux-Mers Tourisme

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Blaye

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Margaux

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
This tour is open to adults over 18 only - teenagers, children and babies are not accepted.
Please note the tour is conducted in English and French at the same time
This tour is made to give a good overview of the Bordeaux vineyards

The wine region and the wine chateaux are changing every day
Tuesdays & Saturdays: Medoc 2 wineries and wine tasting
Wednesdays: Graves & Sauternes 2 wineries and wine tasting
Fridays: Entre-deux-Mers 2 wineries and wine tasting
Sundays & Mondays : Saint-Emilion 1 chateau + the village and the underground church
Thursdays: Blaye & Bourg 2 wineries and wine tasting
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Traveler Tips

Worth the price considering renting a car would be more,

Reviews

3.5

397 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travelers.

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Slightly disappointing.

John_R, Oct 2023

We booked for an English language tour, but in the event, it was in English and French. This meant that our guide had to do twice as much work, by explaining everything twice. The guide was excellent, but there was a lot of standing around during the explanations, which at our age (70+) is not easy. I was also disappointed that the tour did not provide the endless vistas of vineyards that I have seen elsewhere in France. We were taken to two small vineyards which were right on the edges of the Entre-Deux-Mers region. We did not get the sense of being in one of the world's major wine-growing regions.

Amazing flavour of Bordeaux

Lucy_B, Sep 2023

Very informative, great wine, stunning scenery. We had a great afternoon and learnt a lot about the making of wine

Helpful guide.

Mark_P, Sep 2023

Learning about the wine making process. Our guide Bridget was very informative and helpful. Good insights into the history of the region.

Not recommended. Disorganized and not enough seats.

Lillian_S, Jul 2023

Viator booked too many people for this wine tasting tour. They did not have enough seats at the table for wine tasting and not enough glasses. There were 6-8 people that could not sit around the table at the winery. They are double booking with another tour group and there is no place to sit for the wine tasting. They did not care and made a shallow effort to get chairs and wine glasses.

Wine trip

Richard_L, Jun 2023

Two very different visits, one to a family owned chateau the other very plush and expensive chateau. Both excellent and enjoyed it lots

St Emilion and winery are beautiful. Tour is overpriced.. rushed and guide talks too much!

Milly_N, Jun 2023

To be honest I felt like this tour was kind of disappointing for the price. St Emilion is a beautiful place but the tour was rushed. Your guide literally spent the whole time talking and left 30 mins of free time only to explore the town. The winery tour was mostly rushed also but very interesting. I wouldn't suggest this tour to friends. :(

OK half day tour.

Alan_M, Jun 2023

Half day tour to two wineries in Medoc from Bordeaux. Price was OK, probably because it was a big group (roughly 40 people). The second winery tour was much better than the first: we actually got told something. I have been on vineyard tours in Provence that were much better (far more informative and interesting). But I think the size of the tour meant less questions and less information.

Not as Advertised

GeorgeP_H, Jun 2023

Not as advertised. This is more about the Bordeaux wine country history than wine tasting. Also, very strenuous tour,a lot steep streets and cobblestones

Nice

Hvard_d, Jun 2023

Learned a lot from the guide and the second wine in Margaux was great. Nice Chateau in haut-medoc but the wine tasting experience could have been managed better, even though a few participants may have had a different experience due to their greediness

Amazing wine trip

Luis_Q, May 2023

It was a wonderful experience the tour guide she was amaizing and very knowledgeable the winery we wento were great the people on the tour were friendly

St Emillion and Chateau Champion tour

Nancy_M, May 2023

Enjoyed our tour to St Emillion and Chateau Champion; wine was so delicious that we bought a magnum.

An informative and engaging vineyard tour

Larry_P, Apr 2023

We learned so much about vineyards, the science and the art of winemaking. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of winemaking in the Médoc region. At each vineyard we visited, the winemakers proudly presented their own history and the beautiful wines they produce. We were lucky on the day that the tour was not fully booked as this may have diminished our experience. As it was the number of people on the tour were able to fully enjoy their Bordeaux experience.

Great value trip

Melanie_G, Mar 2023

Great trip , good opportunity to see some of the countryside . The guide on the coach was very informative. St Emilion was a a lovely place to visit. The chateau was interesting although the guide there was hard to hear .

Bordeaux wine

Steve_W, Mar 2023

55 people on tour far to big for wine tasting took 20 mins between tastings no point as you couldn’t compare all wine tastings I been on have been max 8 people chatuax not set up for coach full one person serving

Well organised

Joyce_D, Mar 2023

The whole trip from start to finished was well organised, our guide was very informative inbetween journeys..

I found our guide on the...

Catherine_T, Oct 2022

I found our guide on the bus was excellent and also the guy Vicente. In the second vineyard was brilliant

Really enjoyed the trip,...

Amanda_A, Oct 2022

Really enjoyed the trip, the staff were informative and friendly. Would definitely recommend it to family and friends

The 2nd winery visited...

Carolyn_C, Oct 2022

The 2nd winery visited was beautiful and perfect for photos. The grounds were well kept and inviting. The first winery of the trip was nowhere as appealing.

Fun intro to the Bordeaux region.

Abumere_I, Oct 2022

It was a good trip. I enjoyed the vineyards and the host was good. After reading the reviews I was skeptical but it was worth it. Be sure to look at the schedule because it’s different vineyards for different days of the week. Downside was we didn’t leave early.

Not the wine tour we hoped for

Vanessa_H, Aug 2022

My friend and I were quite disappointed with this tour. The bulk of the time was spent getting to the wine region, then a lot of time touring the grounds and waiting for all questions to be answered, and then minimal time spent actually drinking the wine. The samples themselves were quite tiny - we probably had a glass of wine total between all 4 of the wines we tasted all day. Not what we were expecting at all.

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